Clinical observation of warming acupuncture and moxibustion at the temples combined with Deanxit in the treatment of tension headache with anxiety and depression: a retrospective study.

BACKGROUND: Tension-type headache (TTH), also called muscle contraction headache or neurological headache, is mainly characterized by chronic and persistent bilateral headache in the neck and a severe sense of restraint in the head. This study aims to analyze the effect of warming acupuncture and moxibustion at temples combined with Deanxit on tension headache. METHODS: A total of 252 patients with anxiety and tension headache were randomly divided into routine group and study group. The study group was treated with Dailixin on the basis of warm acupuncture and moxibustion. The headache score, pericranial muscle tenderness score, therapeutic effect, tension headache attack times and duration, HAMD and HAMA scores were analyzed before and after treatment. RESULTS: The effective cure rate of the study group was significantly higher than that of the routine group. The pericranial muscle tenderness scores of the study group were significantly lower than those of the routine group. Furthermore, the headache degree score, number of attacks, and duration of the study group after treatment were significantly lower than those of the routine group. And the HAMD and HAMA scores in the study group was significantly lower than those in the routine group. CONCLUSIONS: The use of warming acupuncture and moxibustion at temples combined with Deanxit in the treatment of tension headache significantly reduces the number and duration of headache attacks and decreases the degree of headache.